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Roatan Reef Guide

Rope Sponges

Walper's Rope Sponge (Ptilocaulis walpersi)

Walper's Rope Sponge

Lavender Rope Sponge (Niphates erecta)

Lavender Rope Sponge

Red-Orange Branching Sponge (Ptilocaulis sp.)

Red-Orange Branching Sponge

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Aplysina fulva)

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge

Rounded Rope Sponge (Agelas sceptrum)

Rounded Rope Sponge

Flattened Rope Sponge (Dragmacidon lunaecharta)

Flattened Rope Sponge

White Cone Sponge (Siphonodictyon xamaycaense)

White Cone Sponge

Row Pore Rope Sponge (Aplysina cauliformis)

Row Pore Rope Sponge

Encrusting String Sponge (Dictyonella funicularis)

Encrusting String Sponge

Green Finger Sponge (Lotrochota birotulata)

Green Finger Sponge

Orange Branching Sponge (Ptilocaulis marquezi)

Orange Branching Sponge

Erect Rope Sponge (Amphimedon compressa)

Erect Rope Sponge

Thin Rope Sponge (Clathria virgultosa)

Thin Rope Sponge

Buried Sponge (Oceanapia peltata)

Buried Sponge

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